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Population (year 2000): 2,283. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,259 (-1.1% change)
Males: 1,093 (47.9%), Females: 1,190 (52.1%)
Zip code:
62411
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $33,186 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,100 (year 2000)
Races in Altamont:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (33.8%), United States
(13.0%), Irish (11.6%), English (7.8%), French (2.5%), Dutch
(2.0%).
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Altamont
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Altamont city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-2.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Altamont:
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL)
- SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
SHELBYVILLE, IL)
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; VANDALIA,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Altamont:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 44 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 52 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- DECATUR (about 54 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altamont:
- EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 15 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL; ID: 1H2)
- PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 16 miles; WATSON, IL; ID:
2T2)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 25 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID:
2H0)
Amtrak station near Altamont:
- 15 miles: EFFINGHAM (S. BANKERS ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Altamont:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MATTOON, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 76
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 80 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 81
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
Public high school in Altamont:
- ALTAMONT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 307;
Location: 7 S EWING ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Altamont:
- ALTAMONT GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 523;
Location: 407 S EDWARDS ST; Grades: PK - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Altamont:
- ALTAMONT LUTHERAN INTERPARISH (Students: 177;
Location: 7 S EDWARDS; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Altamont:
- ALTAMONT P.L. (Operating income: $28,230;
Location: 121 W. WASHINGTON; 19,243 books; 297 audio
materials; 735 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)
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